Galileo's Commandment: An Anthology of Great Science Writing (inscribed to Dava Sobel)
London: Little, Brown, 1999. First thus. Hardcover. An association copy, inscribed on the half-title page: "To Dava Sobel, with admiration, Edmund Blair Bolles." Uncommon signed. A great anthology of the literature of science, including both scientists and popular writers, including such names as Issac Assimov, John McPhee, Stephen Jay Gould, Francis Bacon, George Schaller, James Watson, Gaileo, Carl Sagan, Marie Curie--the list goes on as one might expect, but surprises too. See photos for the full table of contents. "Bolles has scoured the literature of science to build a treasury that is accessible and riveting, appealing to readers unfamiliar with science yet erudite enough for the scientifically initiated reader to enjoy." Sobel is not among the contributors, but she well could have been. She is an acclaimed popular science writer and the author of bestselling books such as Longitude, Galileo's Daughter (a finalist for the Pulitzer and adapted for an A&E show), The Planets, and most recently The Elements of Marie Curie. She is a Guggenheim fellow and was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2022 "for outstanding writings covering many centuries of key developments in physics and astronomy and the people central to those developments." She was the prestigious guest editor for the Best American Science and Nature Writing in 2004. Bolles is himself an accomplished science writer, best known for his book Einstein Defiant. Near fine with one bump to rear upper corner in a very good or better jacket showing that same bump. A nice association and an incredible education in science writing. Item #1878
ISBN: 9780349112466
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